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Open Access is Changing
As more publishers consider the open access model, looking closer into collective action models in academic publishing might be in order. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “Sustainable Open Access – What’s Next?“ Several factors appear to be converging to accelerate the move toward open access. Many publishers…
Read MoreThe Impact of Machine Learning
Automated machine learning (AutoML) hasn’t completely replaced handcrafted algorithms, but it has made an impact. Datanami brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “AutoML Tools Emerge as Data Science Difference Makers.“ The data science field is changing how companies look to utilize intelligence into their products and services, AutoML tools have the potential…
Read MoreAI Today and Tomorrow
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a common term used in everything from research and healthcare to your home HVAC system. Since technology is developing at a pace that’s never been seen before, new advancements and breakthroughs happen far more frequently than at any time in the past. AI is usually involved in those advancements. This interesting topic…
Read MoreAnalyzing Analytics
Big data is everywhere. What really delivers value from big data is the analytics applied to the data. Without analytics, which involves examining the data to discover patterns, correlations, insights, and trends, the data is just a bunch of ones and zeros with limited business use. To answer the age old question, “what’s in it…
Read MoreThe Change in Data Management
Data management has changed significantly over the past few decades. No longer do we migrate data from punch cards to tapes and magnetic discs. The rate of hardware innovation has vastly outpaced that of software and database systems in particular. This interesting topic came to our attention from Digital Insurance in their article, “4 components…
Read MoreAI and Perfection
Artificial intelligence (AI) can do a lot of things: like analyze data 100 times faster than humans, scan radiology images to diagnose deadly diseases that the human eye cannot see, and demonstrate perfect object recall, just to name a few. However, there might be something they cannot learn. Tech Republic brought this topic to us…
Read MoreSeeking Consistency Through Taxonomies
Taxonomies create consistency. That is their core purpose, regardless of the topic or industry. This interesting topic came to us from FinExtra in their article, “Exchange body calls for creation of a global crypto taxonomy.” On that note, the World Federation of Exchanges has called for the creation of a common taxonomy to cover the…
Read MoreEmerging Technologies Within an Organization
According to a recent survey, nearly 80% of all innovation projects find success within their organizations. The survey was geared toward uncovering how executives discover and implement emerging technology. This interesting information came to us from IT PRO in their article, “An inside look at discovery and implementation of emerging tech in business.” In considering the emerging technologies…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Data Needs Consistency
Data in every discipline is constantly growing and changing. The disparity and inconsistency of data represents one of the biggest challenges researchers and public health officials must confront while trying to manage the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. University of Buffalo brought us this information in their news release titled, “Leveraging a powerful weapon in the fight against…
Read MoreHistory of Words Can Be Fun
I am a self-confessed bibliophile. I love words, fonts and all things vocabulary-related. So it is not surprising that Scientific American’s article, “Explore 175 Years of Words in Scientific American” caught my eye. Have you ever played the board game Balderdash? It is based on vocabulary words from history that are rarely or no longer used…
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